Santa Clara vs Benfica betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the Liga Portugal match on February 15th, 2025

Santa Clara and Benfica are scheduled to play against each other on February 15th, 2025, Saturday at 18:00h (UTC), in a Liga Portugal match to be held in Portugal, check the Santa Clara vs Benfica betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Santa Clara vs Benfica will occur

The game will be played in the small Estádio de São Miguel stadium, in the city of Ponta Delgada, with a capacity for 13277 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

At Betarena, you can follow the match live with access to all the information to help with your sports betting, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the Santa Clara vs Benfica betting tip 2024/2025

The Liga Portugal has had fewer goals than the previous season. Last season the tournament had an average of 2.87 goals scored per match, while now the competition has an average of 2.59 goals per match played.

Santa Clara last match

Santa Clara is coming off a win. In its last outing they faced AVS in a match valid for Liga Portugal, and the match ended 1-2. The eleven coached by D. Filho played in a 3-4-3 formation.

A very even game was expected, with odds for the home win at 2.25.

A key player in the victory Santa Clara, João Costa was one of the few athletes who achieved any individual prominence in the contest. In a performance without much inspiration from the team, he helped a lot for a positive result.

Benfica last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for Liga Portugal, Benfica, who used a 4-3-3 formation, faced the Moreirense team with a final score of 3-2.

The odds of 1.20 before the match made clear the favoritism of the team before the match, a condition that was ratified with the final positive result.

Santa Clara vs Benfica h2h

Benfica was in 1st place when they last went head-to-head in Taça da Liga against Santa Clara, who was in 2nd place. Benfica formed a 4-2-3-1 arrangement while Santa Clara took to the pitch with a 3-4-3 formation.

The two teams have not faced each other since 30-10-2024. On that occasion they were playing for the 2024/2025 season of the Taça da Liga, and the match ended with a 3-0 win for Benfica.

The Benfica team has accomplished more consistent results in the past five games, than Santa Clara its counterpart.

Santa Clara

Liga Portugal leaderboard now

Considering the home team Santa Clara, standing in 5th place with 38 points in the Liga Portugal competition in Portugal. Their performance statistics have been such as 12 wins, 7 losses and, 2 draws.

In the 22nd round, the team enjoys an advantage of 5 points over the Casa Pia team which is ranked just below in position 6 and with 5 points less than that of Sporting Braga team that is in the 4th place.

Santa Clara analysis

At the end of round 21 Santa Clara has a good ratio of goals made to goals conceded, with 25 goals to its credit against 22 conceded.

Santa Clara, with a ball possession of 44.52% per game on average, is not the team that imposes its game, and rather prefers a tactic devoted to waiting and counterattacks. However, in the match against Benfica of 2024/2025 they will have to do something more, try to maintain possession of the ball and attack the opponent's goal with more continuity.

Playing at home shows more positive results for the team with 7 wins, 3 losses and, 1 draw compared to the 5 games they won as the visiting team.

Best goalscorer from Santa Clara

When we analyze the team's attack so far, the competition's performance at the individual level Vinicius is the player to highlight. Helping Santa Clara with 8 goals scored this season, the Attacker has been instrumental in achieving positive outcomes.

Benfica

Liga Portugal leaderboard now

The Benfica team with 47 points currently occupies the 2nd place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the UEFA Champions League Qualifiers, with a campaign of 15 wins, 2 draws, and 4 losses.

Benfica analysis

We have reached matchday 21 in Liga Portugal and at the moment Benfica has made 49 goals and conceded 18.

Benfica is in an enviable position! Having 2 wins in the Liga Portugal, they are the sure favorite.

As we approach the Regular Season, Benfica is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 6.62 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

A team with great aspirations and abilities in the Liga Portugal.

Usually, it is with an 59.43% average ball possession that the Benfica team tries to control the game. This is because typically, teams with ball possession above 50% have some control over their opponents.

With a balance of 5 wins, 3 losses, and 2 draws in the Liga Portugal, Benfica playing away usually gives opponents slim chances of beating them.

Benfica is a more offensive team than Santa Clara, having 2563 attacks vs. 1770 from Santa Clara, having scored 49 times, in comparison, Santa Clara converted into goal 25 times.

Best goalscorer from Benfica

There are always individualities that stand out in a squad and in the team's attack Vangelis Pavlidis has held that position so far in the competition. Serving Benfica with 8 goals this season, the Attacker has been a key player in winning triumphs.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Interesting Match Facts:

With Benfica boasting an unbeaten record in their recent encounters against Santa Clara, all eyes are on them to maintain their dominance on the field.

Bet suggestions for this game:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Santa Clara is Vinicius, who has already scored 8 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Benfica is Vangelis Pavlidis, he has scored in 8 opportunities.

Most goals are scored between 75-90 as some study shows, which makes this a good time to bet for those following the live game.

Bets on the under 2.5 goals market is an alternative because adding the goals scored at home by Santa Clara 1.09 and the average conceding goals of the visiting team Benfica 1.5 does not exceed the average of 3 goals, suggesting a good entry in this market.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.67.

Corners Top Betting Tips

One will find that combining the number of corners of both teams gives an average of 5.79 corners per game, making this something to note in attempting to obtain good betting results.

Benfica is usually quite offensive in their matches, and this has resulted in a high average of corner kicks in the competition. Currently, the team averages 7.29 corners per game played. Therefore, it might be interesting to bet on the over corner kicks of Benfica in this match.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Santa Clara has an average of 3.2 yellow cards per game over the 21 rounds, while Benfica has an average of 2. In other words, these teams together are averaging 5.43 yellow cards per match. Therefore, it might be a good option to bet on the 'Over 4.5 cards' option in this duel.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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